Along with momentos from the town, Collins added a special senate coin and an American flag to the capsule.

She says she couldn’t miss the chance to help a town with such a storied history mark its 200th birthday.

“It’s an interesting community that has had manufacturing, farming, forest products industry. It’s a very diverse community in its industrial and economic base. Most of all it’s a community where people really pull together, and I think the response to this bicentennial celebration illustrates how much the residents care about the community,” said Collins.